A man has been fined by police after visiting his friend's home for a cup of tea during lockdown.
Officers slapped the unnamed man with a fine after they found him enjoying a brew with a friend on Friday night.
The incident occurred at a home in Lowton, near Wigan.
Under the current four week lockdown people are banned from visiting another household or private garden, in an effort to drive down rising coronavirus cases.
The new measures only allow one person to meet one other person from outside their household in an outdoor public space, such as a park.
Pubs, bars, restaurants, gyms and non-essential retail have also all been forced to close their doors until the lockdown ends on December 2.
After being found to be breaking the latest government restrictions, police say the man then 'tried to lie about why he was there' - reports the Manchester Evening News.
In a Facebook post, officers from GMP's Golborne and Lowton team said: "As a follow on from yesterday's post reminding you we are currently in Lockdown 2.0 as they say and under Government restrictions, a fixed penalty was issued to a male last night who decided he was going to see his mate and have a brew with him and to make matters worse he tried to lie about why he was there.
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"You cannot go to another person's address unless for certain exemptions i.e. child care, support bubble etc. full details are available on line."
In the post, officers also said there had been a number of vehicle thefts in the Lowton and Golborne areas, and warned residents to be vigilant.
